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U.S. History EOC Laws & Acts
U.S. History EOC Laws & Acts
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15 Question Quiz on landmark pieces of U.S. legislation from 1880s to present.
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Marshall Plan, provided financial support for rebuilding Europe after the end of WWII
Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
U.S. Patriot Act of 2001
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964
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Restricted the President's authority to commit US troops abroad without congressional action
War Powers Resolution (War Powers Act) of 1973
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964
U.S. Patriot Act of 2001
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Required government jobs to be awarded based on merit, rather than given by patronage
Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Pendleton Act of 1883
Sherman Anti-trust Act of 1890
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Stops discrimination against people with disabilities in work, transportation, public places...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
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Created a government agency to protect, promote, and regulate the use of national parks
National Park Act of 1916
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Social Security Act of 1935
Clean Air Act of 1970
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Created US agency to regulate railroads and stop monopolies and trusts from fixing prices
Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
Clean Air Act of 1970
Pendleton Act of 1883
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
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Granted US citizenship to indigenous people born in the territorial limits of the Unites States
Economic Cooperation Act of 1948
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
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Illegal for employers to hire undocumented workers and stronger Border Patrol on US/ Mexico
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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Imposed restrictions on businesses that produce foods and patented medicines, and their labels
Title IX of Educational Amendments of 1972
Social Security Act of 1935
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914
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Made it illegal for businesses to discriminate based on race, religion, sex, or national origin
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
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Restricted immigration to the US by skilled and unskilled laborers from China
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
U.S. Patriot Act of 2001
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
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Allowed citizens to claim 160 acres of public land in the West, helped close the frontier
National Park Act of 1916
Homestead Act of 1862
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Pendleton Act of 1883
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Outlawed literacy tests for the purposes of voting, allowed African Americans to vote freely
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Voting rights Act of 1965
Pendleton Act of 1883
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Gave congressional approval for the President to use force to protect & stop attacks in SE Asia
War Powers Act of 1973
U.S. Patriot Act of 2001
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964
Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill) of 1944
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Designed to stop banks from "redlining" or refusing to lend money in low-income areas.
Community Reinvestment Act of 1977
Patriot Act of 2001
Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill) of 1944
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
